Kelso Community Larder
- Country
- Scotland
- Charity number
- SC052349
- Status
- Active
- Reporting
- Up to date Last filed June 17, 2026. Filing history
- Registered
- Feb. 24, 2023
- Legal form
- SCIO (Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation)
Address
- Address
- 42 Bowmont Street
Kelso
TD5 7JH
Activities
'It carries out activities or services itself'
'the advancement of citizenship or community development','the advancement of environmental protection or improvement'
Collect food through supermarkets, just on their best before or use by date and give away through our rented premises to members of the public. The aim of this is to redistribute food still very edible, instead of being binned and going to landfill. With the contribution of volunteers time to collect the food and also to serve in the larder.
Beneficiaries: 'Other defined groups'
Objectives: 1 The organisation?s purposes are: (a) the advancement of environmental protection or improvement, (b) the advancement of citizenship or community development through the establishment and operation of one or more community food larders in Kelso and surrounding district. The community larder(s) will distribute to members of the public, food which would otherwise be discarded by food retailers, with the aim or reducing food waste.
Geography
- Main operating location
- Scottish Borders
- Geographical spread
- A specific local point, community or neighbourhood
Finances
| Period end | Filed | Income | Expenditure |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb. 28, 2026 | June 17, 2026On time | £4,089 | £76 |
| Feb. 28, 2025 | May 26, 2025On time | £2,036 | £2,268 |
| Feb. 28, 2024 | July 15, 2024On time | £35,527 | £887 |
Due dates are 9 months after the year end, OSCR's deadline, so they don't allow for any extension OSCR has granted.